You see the mentions every couple of days or so on Twitter. Minor league baseball players talking about their ramped-up workout routines, excited to be counting down the days to spring training. Other players inquiring about places they can rent in Florida for a few weeks. Meanwhile, literally half a world away, one of their former comrades is already playing, toiling away in hope that he’ll be able to rejoin the stateside baseball scene at some point in 2013. “I’d… Read More »

A pair of Greenville Drive alumni are on opposite ends of the statistical spectrum in the Australian Baseball League this season. Mitch Dening is third in the league with a .343 batting average. Moanaroa, on the other hand, is last among ABL statistical qualifiers with a .107 average. An outfielder, Dening played for the Drive in 2009, when he batted .261 with 20 stolen bases in 106 games. He advanced to Class AA in the Boston Red Sox organization before… Read More »

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Richard Breen is a veteran journalist who has been involved in minor league baseball since 1987. His career has spanned radio, television, newspapers, magazines, advertising and public relations, with various other adventures in between. This blog will cover all things Greenville Drive and Fluor Field.